Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Sacramento, CA
NWS Sacramento, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 17, 2011, 11:21 AM PST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2011, 11:21 AM PST (19:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2011, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sacramento, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
880 WWUS76 KSTO 171921 NPWSTO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1121 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...STRONG WINDS INTO THIS EVENING FOR THE VALLEY AND SIERRA FOOTHILLS... CAZ015>017-019-066-067-180200- /O.NEW.KSTO.WI.Y.0008.110217T1921Z-110218T0200Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...STOCKTON...MODESTO... PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY 1121 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH AND STRONG GUSTS AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN LESSEN THIS EVENING AFTER 6 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STOCKTON...MODESTO...CHICO...REDDING... PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...PLACERVILLE * IMPACTS: DOWNED BRANCHES AND SMALL TREES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ABOVE 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
838 WWUS76 KSTO 180158 NPWSTO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 558 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 CAZ015>017-019-066-067-180300- /O.EXP.KSTO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110218T0200Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...STOCKTON...MODESTO... PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY 558 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS. THE STORNGER WINDS FROM EARLIER IN THE DAY HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. BREEZY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sacramento, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 5:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 10 hr | |
| Feb 16, 9:55 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | STO | 61 hr | |
| Feb 16, 9:55 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 30 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.